Liver CA Flashcards
How many forms of Liver Ca is there? Which is more common and why?
Two: primary and secondary form
Secondary form is more common b/c liver is large and richly vascularized (need blood circulation to spread and large space to grow)
Where is the CA in primary form?
CA is first formed in the liver
What is a secondary site? Most common sec sites?
CA is formed in another area of body and spread to liver.
Common sites: liver, lungs, bones, and brain
What are the two types of primary form?
- hepatocellular carcinoma
2. cholangiocarcinoma
What is Hepatocellular Carcinoma? (4)
- > 80% –> most common
- arises in heptocytes
- link to chronic liver disease eg Hep C and toxins
- advanced at dx
Why is Liver CA linked to chronic liver disease such as Hep C?
Hep C pose a high risk for liver CA b/c viral DNA gets incorporated into the hepatocellular DNA, causing a mutation of host cell’s gene
Mutations of genes is related to ____ ______ (2 examples of common mutated genes giving rise to CA)
cell division
proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes
What kind of toxins is related to liver CA? (1)
environmental toxins
Manifestations of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (2)
- insidious onset
2. masked by underlying disease
When is liver CA normally caught?
only caught at late stages
What is cholangiocarcinoma? (3)
- arises in epithelium of bile ducts (mutation of this tissue)
- linked to chronic inflm of epithelium (predispose to Liver CA)
- least common
What is bilharzia/schistosomiasis disease? (4)
Example: bilharzia/schistosomiasis disease
- present in tropical locations eg Afrika
- caused by flatworms called schistosome in contaminated water
- flatworm parasite has two hosts: humans and freshwater snails
- parasites penetrate the skin to get in host
How does Bilharzia/Schistocomiasis link to chronic inflm of the epithelium? How can it be eradicated?
In the dominant stage, a cyst is formed and deposits in liver and then biliary ducts–> if induced for years it predispose to liver CA
drugs
What is a hepatic adenoma? Which cells in the body does it affect? Who does it affect more? Age group?
- benign tumor
- appears in hepatocytes
- affect younger women of 20-30 y/o
Women who has Hepatic Adenoma are likely to be on _______ ____ b/c this tumor is supported _______. It is not a _________ malignancy.
contraceptive pills
hormonally
reproductive